Seroprevalence survey of Egyptian tourism workers for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and Treponema pallidum infections: Association of hepatitis C virus infections with specific regions of Egypt

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ElSayed, NM
Gomatos, PJ
Rodier, GR
Wierzba, TF
Darwish, A
Khashaba, S
Arthur, RR
机构
[1] MINIST HLTH CAIRO,CAIRO,EGYPT
[2] USN,MED RES UNIT 3,CAIRO,EGYPT
[3] CTR SPECIAL IMMUNOL,FT LAUDERDALE,FL
[4] UNIV MARYLAND,INT HLTH PROGRAM,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[5] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH HYG & PUBL HLTH,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
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10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.179
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Blood samples from 740 Egyptian Nationals working in the tourism industry at two sites in the South Sinai governorate were screened for markers of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Treponema pallidum. Study subjects included 467 individuals from a rural seashore tourist village and 273 persons at two hotels in a well-established resort town. Subjects' ages ranged from 15 to 70 years; 99.3% were male. The prevalence of serologic markers for currently asymptomatic or past HBV infection alone was 20.7% (n = 153), of markers for past or chronic HCV infection alone was 7.4% (n = 55), and of markers for both HBV and HCV was 6.9% (n = 51). Of the 204 individuals positive for anti-HBV core antibody, 12 (5.9%) were also positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. Two individuals (0.3%) had a serologic masker suggestive of an active syphilitic infection. No subject was found to be HIV-seropositive. History of prior injections and number of injections were associated with infection with HCV. Primary residence in the Nile delta and valley areas where schistosomiasis is highly endemic, was also a statistically significant risk factor for HCV, but not HBV infection.
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